147-149 Dollman Street,Birmingham,B7 4RS Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Refurbishment of existing warehouse building including raising of the existing building ridge by 3m and installation of new external cladding and roofing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 21

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Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
City Wide Hmo. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Birmingham AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Birmingham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £210,000 in July 2013. Other property, leasehold.

25 July 2013£210,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area1,000 m² (10,764 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 97)
UseStorage or Distribution
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Birmingham
Postcode
B7 4RS
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Nechells
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approve subject to Conditions
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Design Space 2 Ltd
Leaseholder
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 86 days faster than Birmingham's median of 121 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 81% of commercial and major works here are.

13%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
53decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Birmingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Birmingham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Birmingham
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#265 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Birmingham is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #245 out of 296. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Birmingham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #244 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #240 of 296
48%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #245 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #205 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
98 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
33 decided (10+ homes)
56%
Change of use approved
261 decided
3,472
Total decisions
619 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.